FALCON 3.0 SQUADRON LISTINGS
                    By Chuck "Nuke'em" Corway
                    72672.1553@CompuServe.COM

Yes indeed, those squadrons with the funny-sounding names in Falcon
3.0 ARE genuine active U.S. Air Force fighter squadrons flying 
F-16s.    Below is a listing of the Falcon 3.0 squadrons,
identified through the quarterly publication World Air Power
Journal (Volume 5, Spring 1991).  Squadrons are identified by
nickname first (as in the game), the unit number, parent wing,
location, and tail code (the two large letters on the tail of most
F-16s).

ABBREVIATIONS: TFS -- Tactical Fighter Squadron; TFG -- Tactical
Fighter Group; TFW -- Tactical Fighter Wing; TTW -- Tactical
Training Wing; TFTS -- Tactical Fighter Training Squadron; FIG --
Fighter Interceptor Group; FIS  -- Fighter Interceptor Squadron;
AFB -- Air Force Base (USA only); AB -- Air Base (overseas except
United Kingdom); ANG -- Air National Guard; ANGB -- Air National
Guard Base; AFRes -- Air Force Reserve.  

NOTE: As of 1 June 1992, the designation "Tactical" disappeared
from fighter units with the deactivation of Tactical Air Command. 
The new command that replaces TAC is now called Air Combat Command
-- not to worry, the old TAC winged sword insignia has been adopted
by ACC.  For clarity, the old designation remains.

Fighting Tenth      10th TFS, 50th TFW, Hahn AB, Germany (HR)
Hooters             17th TFS, 363rd TFW, Shaw AFB, SC (SW)
Falcons             33rd TFS, 363rd TFW, Shaw AFB, SC (SW)
Rams                34th TFS, 388th TFW, Hill AFB, UT (HL)
Black Widows        421st TFS, 388th TFW, Hill AFB UT (HL)
Squids              613th TFS, 401st TFW, Torrejon AB, Spain (TJ)
Dragons             512th TFS, 86th TFW, Ramstein AB, Germany (RS)
Lucky Devils        614th TFS, 401st TFW, Torrejon AB, Spain (TJ)
Fighting Eagles     612th TFS, 401st TFW, Torrejon AB, Spain (TJ)
Swamp Fox(es)       157th TFS,  169th TFG, South Carolina ANG, 
                    McEntire ANGB, SC (SC)*
Flying Fiends       36th TFS, 51st TFW, Osan AB, Korea (OS)
Black Knights       526th TFS, 86th TFW, Ramstein AB, Germany (RS)
White Knights       70th TFS, 347th TFW, Moody AFB, GA (MY)
Phantoms            35th TFS, 8th TFW,  Kunsan AB, Korea (WP)
Sun Devils          302nd TFS, 944th TFG (AFRes), Luke AFB, AZ (LR)
Lightning Lancers   68th TFS, 347th TFW, Moody AFB GA (MY)
Fighting Foujins    4th TFS, 388th TFW, Hill AFB, UT (HL)
Michigan Wolves     107th FIS, 191st FIG, Selfridge ANGB, MI
                    (no tail code carried)

* Later photos (taken during Desert Storm) deletes this code and
replaces it with a blue and white "South Carolina" fin flash.

Here are other USAF F-16 squadrons worthy of mention, that should
have, but were not included in the game.  Many of the ANG squadrons
do not carry the two-letter tailcodes that are pretty much standard
throughout the Air Force.

Panthers            81st TFS, 52nd TFW, Spangdahlem AB, Germany
                    (SP)
Fighting Hawks      23rd TFS, 52nd TFW, Spangdahlem AB, Germany
                    (SP)
Warhawks            480th TFS, 52nd TFW, Spangdahlem AB, Germany
                    (SP)
Gamecocks           19th TFS, 363rd TFW, Shaw AFB, SC (SW)
Headhunters         80th TFS, 8th TFW, Kunsan AB, Korea (WP)
The Boys from       138th TFS, 174th TFG, New York Air National  
Syracuse            Guard, Syracuse, NY (NY)
Wild Ducks          309th TFS, 31st TFW, Homestead AFB, FL (HS)
Knights             308th TFS, 31st TFW, Homestead AFB, FL (HS)
Tophats             310th TFTS, 58th TTW, Luke AFB, AZ (LF)
Sidewinders         311th TFTS, 58th TTW, Luke AFB, AZ (LF)
Scorpions           312th TFTS, 58th TTW, Luke AFB, AZ (LF)
Happy Hooligans     119th FIG, North Dakota ANG, Fargo, ND
Ace in the Hole     111th FIS, 147th FIG, Ellington ANGB, TX
Green Mountain Boys 134th FIS, 158th TFG, Vermont ANG, 
                    Burlington, VT
Jersey Devils       119th FIS, 177th FIG, New Jersey ANG,
                    Atlantic City, NJ
Fly'n Illini        170th TFS, 183rd TFG, Illinois ANG,
                    Springfield, IL (SI)
Jayhawks            184th TFG, Kansas ANG, McConnell AFB, KS
Flying Razorbacks   184th TFS, 188th TFG, Arkansas ANG, 
                    Fort Smith, AR (FS)
Florida Makos       93rd TFS, 482nd TFW (AFRes), Homestead AFB, FL
                    (FM)
Diamondbacks        466th TFS, 419th TFW (AFRes), Hill AFB, UT
                    (HI)
"Sierra Hotel"      465th TFS, 507th TFG (AFRes), Tinker AFB, OK
("Shit Hot")        (SH)
Big Sky Country     120th FIG, Montana ANG, Great Falls, MT
Mile High Militia   120th TFS, 140th TFW, Colorado ANG, Buckley
                    ANGB, Colorado (CO)

Now if the CompuServe FSFORUM Skunk Works can come up with a way to
edit the squadron names and insignia through Falconer (hint,
hint)...

If you're REALLY serious about realism when using your squadrons in
a campaign, here are some pointers:

Korea campaign: Use the Flying Fiends squadron.

Desert Storm/Kuwait campaign: Falcons, Hooters, Lucky Devils,
Squids, Fighting Eagles, Fighting Tenth, Swamp Fox, Dragons, Black
Knights, Rams, Black Widows.  Interesting geographical error:  King
Khalid Military City is actually in Saudi Arabia, NOT in Kuwait!
Many of the units were based all over Saudi Arabia, Oman and
Turkey. KKMC during the war was host to an A-10 squadron.

For all the other theaters, take your pick.  With the advent of the
new "super" wing, (currently the 3rd, 4th, 23rd, 343rd Wings, with
various types of aircraft) chances are that in time of crisis, one
or more of these wings would be sent.

Well, that's it for now.  Enjoy Falcon 3.0 knowing that these
squadrons are real and are not the contrived product of a game
designer's mind -- well if you want to strive for realism, do your
homework!

Check six,
Nuke 'em